Chicago Blackhawks forward Tomas Kopecky skated all of four shifts before suffering an upper-body injury that knocked him out for the remainder of a 2-0 loss to the Canucks at Rogers Arena. And, somewhat ominously, there was no immediate word on his availability moving forward.

"We'll see how he is (Thursday)," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said after the defeat.

It would be a fairly measurable blow for a club with an already banged-up forward crew, especially given Kopecky's potential to set up camp near the crease and harass Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, who made 32 saves on Wednesday night.

Hawks center Ryan Johnson also took what appeared to be a knee-to-knee hit from the Canucks' Tanner Glass but will be "fine," according to Quenneville.

The Vancouver Canucks have won Game 1 of their playoff series against the Blackhawks each of the last three years after a 2-0 waste of time Wednesday. We know how the first two turned out. This time? Not so sure. Not so sure at all.

There were 26 pitchers in baseball's 300-save club before Wednesday, an elite group headed by a right-hander who had the game's most devastating cut fastball (Mariano Rivera), another who had one of baseball's best changeups (Trevor Hoffman), and a left-hander who threw 98 mph (Billy Wagner).

A 5-2 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night proved costly for the Angels, who lost David Freese to a fractured right index finger, an injury that will sideline the third baseman for several weeks, and center fielder Daniel Robertson to right shoulder stiffness, an injury that is not serious.